Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Levon Aronian

10th London Classic 2018 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Levon Aronian
Result 1-0
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 1.6
Date 2018.12.13
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2k4/1p4pp/2pKN3/2Pn1PP1/3r4/1P5R/8 b - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 e6
  5. 5.Bb3 Ne7
  6. 6.c3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 Nd7
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Nf1 c5
  11. 11.Ng3 Qc7
  12. 12.Bg5 Nc6
  13. 13.Qd2 Rac8
  14. 14.Bh6 Na5
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Rad1 Nxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Nf6
  18. 18.e5 dxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 Ng8
  20. 20.Ng5 Rcd8
  21. 21.Qf4 Rd5
  22. 22.c4 Rd7
  23. 23.h4 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rd6 Rxd6
  25. 25.exd6 Rxd6
  26. 26.Nxf7 Rd7
  27. 27.Ne5 Rd4
  28. 28.Qg5 Qe7
  29. 29.Nf3 Qxg5
  30. 30.Nxg5 Bc8
  31. 31.Nxe6+ Bxe6
  32. 32.Rxe6 Kf7
  33. 33.Re4 Rd1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Rd2
  35. 35.Re2 Rd3
  36. 36.Re3 Rd2
  37. 37.Re2 Rd4
  38. 38.Ne4 h6
  39. 39.Kg3 Ne7
  40. 40.Kf3 Nf5
  41. 41.g3 Rd3+
  42. 42.Kf4 Rxb3
  43. 43.g4 Nxh4
  44. 44.Nd6+ Kf6
  45. 45.Ne8+ Kf7
  46. 46.Nd6+ Kf8
  47. 47.Ke5 Ke7
  48. 48.f4 Nf3+
  49. 49.Kd5+ Kd7
  50. 50.Nf7 Nd4
  51. 51.Rh2 Rd3
  52. 52.Ne5+

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